Articles & Blogs about Facelift and Cosmetic Surgery
Exclusively by Board Certified Plastic Surgeon,
Dr.Rushapol Sdawat (Dr.Dominic)
Yes, you can have a neck lift without a facelift. The real question is which neck operation you need: liposuction, platysmaplasty or a full neck lift.
A plain-English guide to choosing between a tummy tuck and liposuction after pregnancy or weight loss, including diastasis recti, loose skin and the mini tummy tuck.
A surgeon explains the difference between a facelift and a neck lift, why the two are often combined, and how to tell which one, or both, your face actually needs.
An honest look at the mommy makeover in Bangkok: how many procedures can safely share one anaesthetic, why operating time and clot risk matter, and when I insist on staging.
Why I refuse to perform a facelift on a smoker, why vaping and nicotine patches count, and exactly how long you need to stop before and after surgery.
What Australians and New Zealanders should arrange before surgery in Thailand, which warning signs need urgent attention, and how follow-up care really works once you fly home.
Thailand's lower surgery prices come from wages, hospital costs and currency, not from cutting corners. Here is what the price does and does not tell you.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon lists the patients he declines for deep plane facelift surgery, and when a simpler SMAS operation is the better call for you.
A surgeon's honest answer: the deep plane facelift's durability advantage over SMAS is not proven. Here is what the long-term studies actually measured.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon explains what each facelift technique actually moves, what the pooled evidence shows on complications, and how the choice is made.
A surgeon's week-by-week facelift recovery timeline written for patients flying home to Australia — including the haematoma window and when it is safe to fly.
A plastic surgeon on what really decides facelift timing — tissue quality, the pattern of ageing and bone support — and who he declines for being too young.
Standard travel insurance generally will not cover cosmetic surgery in Thailand or its complications. Here is what that means and what to check before you fly.